西宁第十四中学2022-2023学年高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Toms score on the test is the highest in the class. He _.Ashould study last nightBshould have studied last nightCmu

2、st have studied last nightDmust study last night2- Mom, I m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don t think I look attractive enough. Oh, darling, don t worry. _AThey dont know what beauty is. BNobody will care about it.CYou look perfect the way you are. DImpossible is nothing,3How was your

3、evening?We went to Joes and had _. We really enjoyed ourselves.Aa white elephantBa square mealCa sacred cowDthe salt of the earth4Wild applause _when the crowd waiting heard the announcement of the arrival of the pop star at their community.Amade outBbroke outClet outDworked out5Physically challenge

4、d as Jack was, he did not _ himself to his fate.Aresist Breserve Cresign Drescue6Instead of making choices for their children, liberal parents usually say, “Go where you _ .”AwillBshouldCcanDmust7Jane established a program, _ young people to take part in activities _ promote greater concern for the

5、environmentAto encourage; whereBhaving encouraged; whereCencouraging; thatDencouraged; which8He is confident, _ in my opinion, is most important in society.AhowBwhichCthatDwhat9I was caught in a traffic jam for over an hour, otherwise, I _ you waiting for such a long time.Ahad not keptBwill not keep

6、Cwould not have keptDhave not kept10As you go through this book, you _ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a different experience.Awill findBfoundChad foundDhave found11He isnt such a man _ he used to be.AwhoBwhomCthatDas12Don t worry. A number of efforts are being

7、 made _ the whole system operating normally.Abeing keptBkeptCkeepingDto keep13Internet shopping is really _ when people are sure of its safety and security.Ataking offBtaking upCsetting offDsetting up14Sarah _ change her mind, even though she knew the plan was hard to carry out.AmustntBwouldntCshoul

8、dntDneednt15The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under 10, so not only is it _ but practical as well.Aadaptable BadjustableCadoptable Daffordable16Everyone in the village hoped that he would _ after a few days treatment.Apick upBcome u

9、pCkeep upDmake up17The church which is easily _ from my home is being rebuilt.Aaccessible BavailableCacceptable Dresponsible18 How do you think I can make up with Jack? Set aside _ you disagree and try to find _ you have in common.Awhat; whatBwhat; whereCwhere; whatDwhere; whether19There are no _ pr

10、oposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration.Acontradictory BconcreteCconfidential Dcontroversial20All children should get access to a high-quality education _ their race, zip code or family income.Adepending onBregardless ofCdue toDapart from第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、

11、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stor

12、ies of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Wh

13、y do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print co

14、mpletely different stories to those on TV.Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People dont want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be bad news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing

15、safely; instead they print stories about plane accidents.Another factor is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chin

16、ese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.1、According to the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?AThey carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.BThey tell each other what they have

17、 seen with their eyes.CThey watch TV or read newspapers.DThey listen to the radio every day.2、The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that _.Apeople can learn more about the same news story from a newspaperBpeople can read the news story more quickly in a newspaperCpeople can

18、 read news stories in other countriesDpeople can read news stories about their own country3、According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?AYou often play football with your friends after school.BYour teacher has got a cold.CA tiger in the city zoo has run out and

19、 hasnt been caught.DThe bike in front of your house is lost.22（8分） In the fight to conserve tropical rainforests, heres a tool you dont often hear about:orange peels. Specifically, 12,000 tons of them, dumped (倾倒) on the land. “You dont usually associate waste treatment with biodiversity benefits, s

20、omething thats good for the environment.Tim Treuer is an ecologist at Princeton University. and hes talking about a unique conservation story. It started in the early 1990s, when an orange juice producer cal led Del Oro set up a company near the Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa Rica, a region t

21、hat contains several national parks and a widlife protection zone.Del Oro needed somewhere to dump the orange peels, and the company also owned forested land next to the parkland that it had no intention of growing crops on. So a deal was struck: if Del Oro donated its forested land, it could dump o

22、range peel waste on degraded(退化的) land within the conservation area. Then a thousand dump trucks worth of orange peels were lying on the land in 1998. “And within about six months the orange peels had been turned from orange peels into this thick black rich soil.”“I couldnt even find the site the fi

23、st time I saw it.” He couldnt find it because, over 16 years, the orange peel waste had sent the land on a journey to become a vine-choked jungle, with three times the diversity of tree species of the neighboring control plot, richer soil and a much thicker covering. In other words, the experiment w

24、as a success. The results appear in the journal Restoration Ecology.Treuer says perhaps this lesson could be applied elsewhere. “Its a shame that we live in a world with nutrient-limited degraded ecosystems and also nutrient-rich waste streams. Wed like to see those things come together a little bit

25、. Thats not license for any agricultural company to just start dumping their waste products on protected areas, but it does mean that land managers, people involved with industrial-scale agricultural operations should start thinking about ways to do thoughtful experimentation to see if in their part

26、icular system they can have similar win-win-win results.”1、What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AWaste treatment.BA conservation story.CAn orange juice company.DThe biodiversity benefit.2、What does the author say about orange peels?AThey are particularly hard to break down.BThe

27、y can change the color of the land soil.CThey are beneficial to biological diversity.DThey can gradually destroy the surface soil.3、What do Treuers words in the last paragraph suggest?AWaste can be used for environmental protection.BNo waste can be thrown randomly on the protected areas.CLarge-scale

28、 agricultural operations start with experiments.DLand managers must be ready to take on their responsibility4、What might be the best title for the passage?AHow to Deal with Orange PeelsBHow to Improve the Degraded LandCA Fruitful Experiment in Land ConservationDWays to Protect Tropical Forests Effec

29、tively23（8分）Is dark chocolate healthy? Yes, dark chocolate has compounds (化合物)that offer health benefits and can be enjoyed without guilt, even on a daily basis. But the amount matters, since too many bites can contribute to extra fat, sugar and calories and get rid of its health benefits.Dark choco

30、late is rich in cocoa, which contains compounds known as flavanols(黄烷醇). At high levels, cocoa flavanols have been shown to help lower blood pressure and the risk of diabetes. Dark chocolate has the highest amount of cocoa flavanols: milk chocolate has lens, and white chocolate has none.But while co

31、coa flavanols in dark chocolate make it a healthful treat, they give it a biter flavor. Producers may process chocolate to make it more delicious, but doing so can remove some of these beneficial compounds, said Matt Hartings, an American professor. In spite of this, dark chocolate is still a health

32、ier choice than milk chocolate, which tends to have more sugar. Additionally, cocoa powder contains minerals. So you can enjoy a piece of dark chocolate even after a meal. Just keep the following in mind.First , buy chocolate that has at least 60% cocoa. “Generally speaking, the higher the percentag

33、e, the more flavanols. These higher-percentage chocolates have the added benefit over the lower percentages and milk and white chocolates because they contain less sugar and less fat,” Hartings said,Second, if possible, choose natural cocoa over Dutch processed cocoa, which is treated with an alkali

34、 (碱). This gives chocolate a milder flavor but removes healthful flavanols.And finally, to keep weight in check, limit to 30 grams of dark chocolate daily, or about 150 calories,1、Dark chocolate is healthy mainly because of the existence of .Arich mineralsBless sugarCcocoa flavanolsDfewer calories2、

35、What does the underlined word “treat”in Paragraph 3 mean?ASomething enjoyable.BA salt-free diet.CFood paid by others.DA cure for an illness.3、What can we learn from the text?ACocoa flavanols leads to high blood pressure.BWhite chocolate is good for health.COne can feel free to eat dark chocolate.DAl

36、kali can affect flavanols content.4、Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo show his love for dark chocolate.BTo promote the sales of chocolate.CTo provide facts about dark chocolate.DTo make a distinction among chocolates.24（8分）Radio newsreaders and television hosts at Irelands national b

37、roadcaster RTE are mostly up in arms at being told to pronounce words according to the Queens English.A report in The Irish Sun newspaper says that RTEs workers have been given an A-Z style guide of words which instructs them on how to pronounce certain words in an effort to make sure they are clear

38、ly understood. The A-Z comes with videos containing lessons of how to “properly” pronounce the “problem” words. An official at RTE told the Irish Sun that producers gave the guide to keep up standards. “The guide is there for anyone who needs it.” he said, “RTE often get letters from the public over

39、 how certain words were mispronounced. The word issue is a big one at the moment, people dont like how its pronounced. There is an expectation that as the national broadcaster we are correct.”However, Irish linguistics expert Professor Raymond Hickey, who took the side of most of the radio newsreade

40、rs and TV hosts, called the RTEs actions “internalized colonialism (内化殖民主义)”. He expressed his disbelief that Irish speakers were being asked to use words with an English accent. He said: “The basic problem is RTE expects its workers to speak as if they were English. Why? We have our own form of Eng

41、lish, which is different but fully reasonable and accepted worldwide.” Professor Hickey specially talked of some examples of the words Irish hosts are being asked to pronounce with a British English accent. He said: “The Irish dont pronounce the TH in birthday as a fricative, but as a stop with no b

42、reath. The same is true of news the Irish pronunciation is and always has been nooze.”1、When told to speak the Queens English, RTEs workers showed great _.AangerBinterestCcuriosityDdisappointment2、RTE provides its workers with an AZ style guide in order to _.Ainstruct them to pronounce clearlyBkeep

43、up pronunciation standardsCmeet their work demandsDmake sure that the public are correct3、Whats the officials in s intension of mentioning the letters from the public?ATo warm the national broadcaster of the mispronunciation.BTo show how “problem” words are mispronounced.CTo explain why RTE take the

44、 actions.DTo prove the public are believable.4、According to Professor Raymond Hickey, the RTEs actions _.Aare reasonable and acceptableBare impractical and foolishCwill win the Irish trustDmake no sense25（10分）Peggy Whitsons job demands a daily two-hour workout in a gym where weight has no meaning an

45、d the view changes at 17,000 miles an hour.Whitson makes it look easy. At 57, she is the oldest woman to fly in space, breaking the record last November when she began her third long-term stay at the International Space Station. After returning home in September, 2017, the NASA astronaut felt matter

46、-of-fact about the age milestone(里程碑).“It wasnt a record I was seeking out,” Whitson said. “I was 42 and 48 for my first two space flights. I feel lucky that I was able to get to do another one in my 50s. I dont think people should let age discourage them, even on those jobs that require some amount

47、 of physical fitness. The oldest man is John Glenn (at 77), but weve had male astronauts in their 60s before, so its just a matter of time before women started flying in space at this age.”On Earth, she stays fit by weightlifting, biking, playing basketball and water skiing. She shared what its like

48、 to live in micro-gravity: “Its like youre in a swimming pool, but you dont have to worry about breathing. If I push off from one side, Im going to float to the other side. Every direction feels exactly the same, which is really hard for your brain to grasp, but its amazing how fast you adapt.Its a

49、big shock for the body to come back to Earth everything is so heavy. We spend a lot of time getting used being back in gravity again. Back pain was really the most dramatic for me this time. For me, coming home is way harder than going up into space.”1、What does the underlined word probably mean in

50、the passage?AamazingBnaturalCenthusiasticDunbelievable2、How many days did Peggy Whiston spend in space for her third stay in the International Space Station?AAbout 300 days.BAbout 708 days.CAbout 107 days.DAbout 57 days.3、According to the passage, which of the following is true?APeggy Whiston is the

51、 oldest person to fly in space, breaking the record.BThere had been female astronauts in their 60s before.CPeggy Whiston likes swimming most to stay fit on earth.DPeggy Whiston had been in space in 2002 and 2008.4、Which of the following will Peggy Whiston probably say?AYou can still be successful an

52、d do physical things when you get older.BI spent quite a lot of time getting used to the life in space.CThe moment we reached the earth, we felt so relaxed.DI feel lucky that I am physically all right after the whole journey.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

53、选项26（30分） My eight-year-old sons soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 1 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 2 , soccer is my sons favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 3 , even at break time and at the aftercare(病后护理), and a

54、lthough he doesnt play as well as the best players in his school, this hasnt 4 him in the least.This has been repeated often, but I 5 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 6 . Watching the children, I see that winning is a d

55、istant 7 goal for them. What they enjoy is each others presence and the fact that theyre in this game 8 .Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why arent you more 9 once you have the ball? He 10 my sudden torrent(滔滔不绝) of guidance. “Mom, I play midfield or defense, no

56、t forward. And 11 , soccer isnt about being aggressive. Its about 12 .” After hearing that, I paused and 13 . How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 14 footballer!Isnt it extraordinary that kids dont necessarily 15 their attempts to

57、 have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 16 of that spirit. To stand out or 17 , people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 18 professionally and personallywhen things havent gone the way I wanted? Ive 19 theres much to learn

58、 from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 20 , move on.1、AlikelyBonlyCreallyDnearly2、AlossesBnoisesCchaosDcautious3、AinvitationBtimeCopportunityDlevel4、AconfusedBprejudicedCthreatenedDdiscouraged5、ApredictedBgraspedCpracticedDmodifi

59、ed6、ApresentationsBwishesCpassesDsummaries7、AsecondaryBambiguousCspecificDchangeable8、AotherwiseBthereforeCtogetherDalready9、AconsiderateBaggressiveCconfidentDaccustomed10、AstoppedBstudiedCdelayedDreleased11、Aon the caseBin that caseCin no caseDin any case12、AcorrectionBadaptationCobservationDcooper

60、ation13、AreflectedBhesitatedCrememberedDimagined14、AinterestingBattackingCunwillingDtouching15、AdamageBnoticeCexpectDforget16、ArecoveryBpowerCburdenDdeath17、AinteractBinnovateCsubscribeDsurvive18、AaddictedBdisappointedCexperiencedDcomplicated19、ArealizedBensuredCrecalledDinsisted20、AformulasBproblem